Remember anti-DeSantis whistleblower Rebekah Jones? She's the woman who was fired from Florida's COVID response team for insubordination.
Ms. Jones also alleged that she was the victim of retaliation by Gov. Ron DeSantis when her son got arrested. The real story is that her son threatened to shoot up his school. She tried to oust Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) in 2022 and failed. She's primarily been written off as a loon, though she was considered a hero among liberal media circles for a hot second. She joins folks like Michael Avenatti in that regard.
But Ms. Jones is back in the news, at least locally, for some off-the-wall crazy antics, which include cyber stalking and accusing a man of raping her, the latter of which could land her right back in a courtroom (via WEAR News ABC3):
Former Democratic congressional candidate Rebekah Jones will serve a year of probation after pleading no contest to a cyberstalking charge on Wednesday, stemming from a 2019 criminal investigation where a man allegedly accused Jones of posting naked pictures of him online.
Jones, who was defeated by current Northwest Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz in the 2022 election, was arrested and charged with cyberstalking back in 2019 for allegedly posting "revenge porn" of a man she believed to be the father of her child, according to an warrant affidavit.
According to a warrant affidavit, Jones posted nude pictures of the victim on his employer's Instagram, in addition to sharing them with his family and friends.
Jones began posting the pictures online after a temporary injunction filed by the victim expired back in 2019, according to a warrant affidavit.
But she's reportedly still going after the person she alleges was abusive:
Guys, this is really fucking bad. Just yesterday, Jones was sentenced to jail and probation for stalking this man. This isn’t amusing, this is dangerous shit.
— Damin Toell (@damintoell) June 9, 2023
I’ve made redactions to names and faces. Jones’s tweet is unredacted. pic.twitter.com/W0cBsQlw03
I know it feels lighthearted sometimes to dunk on her on Twitter, but this is some real-life fucked up shit.
— Damin Toell (@damintoell) June 9, 2023
I don’t do criminal law, so feel free to take it with a grain of salt, but I’m not sure publicly talking about the case and the victim would constitute a violation. But better minds than mine would have to chime in.
— Damin Toell (@damintoell) June 9, 2023
BREAKING: Unemployed criminal Rebekah Jones explicitly names her stalking victim, falsely accuses him of rape, and posts a photo of him with a female companion.
— Our Friend Max (@MaxNordau) June 9, 2023
Jones recently pleaded no contest to a stalking charge after she sent revenge porn to his parents and employer. pic.twitter.com/ZADo5vYrXd
Rebekah Jones is a crazy person who regularly terrorizes other people with her delusions. It’s insane that anyone ever promoted her as a legitimate source or that she hasn’t faced more consequences for her behavior. https://t.co/Lm1X28gchB
— AG (@AGHamilton29) June 9, 2023
She is unbelievable. Any journalist that put her and her fiction up on a pedestal needs to denounce her now. Where is @grantstern on this I wonder? pic.twitter.com/eCoVC0trk6
— PhotographicFloridian (@JackLinFLL) June 9, 2023
This woman needs help.
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